He prob knew a lil about what that salute symbolizes but not the full extent.

So he made a gesture - big deal. Let him learn he cant do things that arent PC and go on with life.

Will there be an end to forcing everyone to conform to a PC world?

He is learning that lesson. No one is forcing him to conform. He can continue to make that gesture. He just won't be allowed to play for his national team. He isn't losing his job on his club team or getting kicked out of his home country.

Greece was occupied by Germany for most of WW2. So there is no excuse for him not knowing how wrong that was.

So he pays a price for his stupidity. Just as he should.

Many Greeks were German sympathizers. Not saying that his was but it could be a possible explanation as to why he did that. Who knows?

Doesn't matter. Fact is that it's still not received well in Europe. Amazing to me that the behavior is accepted so much more here in the States then in Europe. If that had happened here, he would have been ridiculed in the tabloids but he would not have been banned from the sport.

Many Greeks were German sympathizers. Not saying that his was but it could be a possible explanation as to why he did that. Who knows?

Doesn't matter. Fact is that it's still not received well in Europe. Amazing to me that the behavior is accepted so much more here in the States then in Europe. If that had happened here, he would have been ridiculed in the tabloids but he would not have been banned from the sport.

yes he should be. Some things there should be no second chance on and that should be made clear.

Many Greeks were German sympathizers. Not saying that his was but it could be a possible explanation as to why he did that. Who knows?

Doesn't matter. Fact is that it's still not received well in Europe. Amazing to me that the behavior is accepted so much more here in the States then in Europe. If that had happened here, he would have been ridiculed in the tabloids but he would not have been banned from the sport.

He wasn't banned from the sport. He was banned from playing with the national team.

Actually marine, what you are saying is political correctness is fine if you agree with the correctness, but not if you do not.

I am sure you have no problem with CBS being forced to apologize over The Amazing Race but if CBS was forced to apologize for having had an anti-communism road block on the show, you would be up in arms about attacking free speech and being politically correct.